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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Antigua Guatemala

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Today’s theme for The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12 in Antigua Guatemala will be photographic backdrops and photo stages. In the slide show below you can find find examples of the Guatemalan kitsch at its best. As I have shared with you in previous years, in La Antigua Guatemala, religious celebrations … Read more

Trick-or-treating in Antigua Guatemala

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I am not sure whether now there are more people celebrating Halloween in La Antigua Guatemala or if I am just more aware of the alienation of Guatemalans in general. Although it is kind of difficult to use the word alienation for a town like Antigua Guatemala where most people are not locals. Perhaps, that’s … Read more

Students Paying a Visit to The Antique Book Museum

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Here’s another day trip away from regular school day. Boy, when I was a kid anything to get me away from a regular school day, especially if it was for a theater play, concerto, or philharmonic recital, even visits to museums were good. So I guess a visit to a church is just as good … Read more

Students Paying a Visit to a Church

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Just like the separation of State and Church is not an issue in Antigua Guatemala, taking students from a public school to visit a church for mass service is not an issue either. To be honest, it’s quite difficult to separate religious rituals and festivities from culture in Guatemala. Often times the boundaries that separate … Read more

Fire Department Equipment Demo

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Los Bomberos Voluntarios (Voluntary Fire Deparment) were giving demonstration of equipment outside of the Capuchinas Ruins this weekend. It looks like the kids were having a blast with the water hose, although the little boy seemed a bit reluctant to take charge of the water hose all by himself. By the way, in Guatemala there … Read more

Independence Month Parades

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Guatemala celebrates its Independence on September 15 and through the entire month student marching bands and parades are quite common. Students begin practicing for these parades as early as July. By the way, I found this video with Guatemala’s National Anthem as sound track and over view of the country in moving images. If you … Read more

Kaqchikel Marimba Players Taking a Break

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This past weekend the municipal government promoted the work of the artisans from the villages around Antigua Guatemala through handicraft fair at the Plaza Mayor and what better sound track than to have live marimba music. That’s why the Kaqchikel Marimba played at the Main Plaza; normally they are found at Calle del Arco on … Read more

Children at Playground

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This photograph was taken at the entrance of El Hato village, located about 5 kilometers from La Antigua Guatemala. El Hato villages belongs to La Antigua Guatemala municipality, but if you decide to visit, you will find the typical Guatemalan village embedded in the highlands. The road between and Antigua Guatemala and El Hato is … Read more